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Definition of Enkephalin
1. Noun. An endorphin having opiate qualities that occurs in the brain and spinal cord and elsewhere.
Definition of Enkephalin
1. Noun. (biochemistry) Any of a group of pentapeptide endorphins that have opiate-like effects ¹
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Definition of Enkephalin
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Enkephalin
Literary usage of Enkephalin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Molecular Neurobiology: Proceedings of the Second Nimh Conference by Steven Zalcman (1995)
"The striatal tissues were used for the determination of preproenkephalin (PPE)
mRNAs by Northern blot analysis, Met5-enkephalin (ME) levels by ..."
2. Stress, Gender, and Alcohol-Seeking Behavior edited by Walter A. Hunt, Sam Zakhari (1996)
"enkephalin enkephalin input to the VTA arises, in part, from the nucleus ...
enkephalin has a selective presynaptic action on GABAergic interneurons and ..."
3. Solid Phase Extraction in Sample Preparation: An Applications Bibliography by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"... Angiotensins from Plasma (Phase/Analysis: PH/RIA) MI 145, Endothelin from Cell
culture (Phase/Analysis: C8/RIA) Ml 156, Leucine-enkephalin from Brain ..."
4. Sample Preparation Products Application Bibliography (1993)
"Leucine-enkephalin from Brain tissue (Phase/Analysis: C18/HPLC) Ml 156,
Methionine-enkephalin from Brain tissue (Phase/Analysis: C18/HPLC) M1159, ..."
5. Drug Abuse and Drug Abuse Research (1991): The Third Triennial Report to edited by MaryLouise Embrey, Christine R. Hartel (1999)
"Nagy and colleagues (1988) found that methionine-enkephalin increased intracellular
killing capability of the human polymorphonuclear leukocytes. ..."